People often tell us that they're confused when comparing products as some items items are labeled surge protectors while others are labeled as surge suppressors. The answer is simple, the terms surge protector and surge suppressor are interchangeable. The term surge suppressor is likely to be used in a more technical context. It is, in actuality, what all surge protectors do - suppress power surges to a manageable level so that the connected equipment is protected.

A surge protector is a device that simply protects your computer (or any other appliance) from electrical surges, spikes, and other fluctuations in the voltage. Surge protectors vary greatly in both price and quality. It's usually wise to stay away from the "cheapy" models. They will give you very limited protection, if any. A UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) usually has surge protection built in, but that's not all. See similar questions...

ethernet surge suppressor is required to protect the equipment connected to the radio. Since the radio is installed outdoors on a high mounting such as your roof, there is a possibility that static electricity and/or lightning could cause electrical surges to travel from the radio on the roof down along the ethernet cable to the device connected to the radio. To prevent damage to the device connected to the radio, we require an ethernet surge suppressor. See similar questions...

No. In order to ensure clean and safe wiring of all electrical connections within small confines of the cabinet rack enclosure, we require all customers to wire their power connections to the installed main cabinet power strip. Each rack unit you purchase also comes with one power port. If you need more than one power port per each rack unit, you can order more during your purchase. See similar questions...

A Meter-Based Surge Protector is a high-energy surge protection device that is installed directly behind the electric meter of your business. All power coming into your business runs through the Meter-Based Surge Protector, making it the first stage of protection against surges. See similar questions...

Most neighborhoods in Israel still have relatively frequent power surges. Most people are well acquainted with the normal surges that cause permanent damage to appliances in a blink of an eye. But few people are aware of the smaller surges that are going on all the time. Unlike the larger surges that wreck havoc all at once, these smaller surges can slowly wear out the wiring insulation and electronic circuitry in your appliances, causing them to operate improperly and wear out prematurely. See similar questions...

No need for surge protector as they have in-built fuse. A surge protector may give added safety in lightning and spike prone areas although we are yet to have one returned from a surge problem. See similar questions...

Pillow Protector: Typically a zippered fabric covering for a pillow, used under a pillowcase, to protect the pillow from dirt and dust. Pillowcase: A pillow covering protecting the pillow from body oils. The pillowcase typically matches the sheet set. See similar questions...

Many of the AV style components have serial numbers located on the bottom of the product. Most of the other products do not have serial numbers. See similar questions...

Surge protector offers 15 amp, 125vac, 60hz, 1875 watts, on/off rocker switch, 15amp resettable breaker, 14 gauge SJT grounded power cord, 8 grounded outlets and room for 3 transformers and 5 standard plugs, inflammable plastic housing, mounting key holes, clamping voltage 330V max energy, 1680 joules, red-colored LED surge fail indication, green-colored LED light notes, ground wire fault, audible buzz alarm, alert surge fail, emi/rfi noise filter 150khz - 100 khz up to 58db. See similar questions...

The ideal surge protector is one that has both electrical and telephone outlets. More damaging electrical current comes through on a telephone jack than an electrical outlet, putting the modem at risk of being hit with an electrical surge as well. These types of surge protectors can be found at any electronics store, and can be found locally at Key Office Supply and Wal-Mart. They generally cost around $20. See similar questions...

Yes! A surge protector helps keep your Broadband modem safe from electrical surges. If you didn't receive one during the installation of your Broadband service, we'll be happy to send you one. See our Surge Protection Awareness page for more information. See similar questions...

Some facilities will have a TVSS installed before the main disconnect. This is usually required by the power company when the facility is initially wired. The problem with this is that usually the TVSS unit gives no indication whether or not the unit is actually working therefore the business owner doesn’t know if the unit has already failed from a previous incident. See similar questions...

A TVSS unit that is installed on the Main Service Panel is doing nothing more than protecting you from power surges that occur “outside” of the facility. Remember that 95% of power surges occur “inside” of a facility, where the power is being used continuously by electrical equipment. Also, check the specifications of the TVSS unit that is installed on the Main Service Panel. See similar questions...

A StediWatt TVSS is a passive electronic module which connects directly to the power lines, circuits and outlets of your building. When it senses that a transient voltage exceeds the normal operating level, it instantly turns “on”, suppressing the surge by safely diverting it to earth ground. It quickly turns “off” when the transient is gone and allows the normal power to continue flowing to your equipment. See similar questions...

StediWatt TVSS units are ‘parallel connected’ surge suppressors. “Series connected” units are hooked up directly in series with the load and thus must handle all the load current. Because their size is dependent on the amount of current drawn by the load they are generally more expensive and usually only available in ratings of 20 to 30 amperes for 120/240 single phase volt loads. See similar questions...

A faulty or high impedance grounding system can render a TVSS system ineffective. Most grounding installations of critical equipment call for the grounding system impedance to be 5-10 ohms or less. The NEC calls for a grounding system of 25 ohms or less in Article 250.56. See similar questions...

Line continuity is not lost if the daughter module is removed however there will no longer be any active surge suppression. See similar questions...

No! 'Surge Suppressors' clamp damaging voltages from anomolies such as lightning strikes to power poles which cause very high voltages to travel along the line and enter AC mains connected equipment. These devices 'limit' high voltage surges to 750 Volts or more! They do not work very well on low voltage DC powered equipment. STO.P, on the other hand, works on low voltage DC systems. See similar questions...

The combination of storm surge and astronomical tide is known as 'storm tide'. The worst impacts occur when the storm surge arrives on top of a high tide. When this happens, the storm tide can reach areas that might otherwise have been safe. The graphic below shows the actual tide (top line, blue) and the astronomical tide (red) at Exmouth during cyclone Vance (1999). The black line is the storm surge component that peaked at 3.5 metres. At this time the predicted tide was 1. See similar questions...